diff --git a/repos/base/mk/prg.mk b/repos/base/mk/prg.mk
index 73ff33b300c..bd4043e6fbf 100644
--- a/repos/base/mk/prg.mk
+++ b/repos/base/mk/prg.mk
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ $(TARGET).stripped: $(TARGET) $(TARGET).debug
 	$(VERBOSE)$(STRIP_TARGET_CMD)
 	$(VERBOSE)$(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(TARGET).debug $@
 
-$(INSTALL_DIR)/$(TARGET): $(TARGET).stripped
+$(INSTALL_DIR)/$(TARGET): $(TARGET)
 	$(VERBOSE)ln -sf $(CURDIR)/$< $@
 ifeq ($(COVERAGE),yes)
 	$(VERBOSE)mkdir -p $(INSTALL_DIR)/gcov_data/$(TARGET)
diff --git a/repos/base/mk/so.mk b/repos/base/mk/so.mk
index 76270a4ab5b..3af7078faa5 100644
--- a/repos/base/mk/so.mk
+++ b/repos/base/mk/so.mk
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ $(LIB_SO).stripped: $(LIB_SO) $(LIB_SO_DEBUG)
 	$(VERBOSE)$(STRIP) -o $@ $<
 	$(VERBOSE)$(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIB_SO_DEBUG) $@
 
-$(INSTALL_SO): $(LIB_SO).stripped
+$(INSTALL_SO): $(LIB_SO)
 	$(VERBOSE)ln -sf $(CURDIR)/$< $@
 
 $(DEBUG_SO): $(LIB_SO).stripped